stoppen

A2#1,339

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verb

to stop
to measure time with a stopwatch

Forms

Present

I	stoppe
you	stoppst
he, she, it	stoppt
we	stoppen
you (plural)	stoppt
they	stoppen

Preterite

I	stoppte
you	stopptest
he, she, it	stoppte
we	stoppten
you (plural)	stopptet
they	stoppten

Subjunctive I

I	stoppe
you	stoppest
he, she, it	stoppe
we	stoppen
you (plural)	stoppet
they	stoppen

Subjunctive II

I	stoppte
you	stopptest
he, she, it	stoppte
we	stoppten
you (plural)	stopptet
they	stoppten

Imperative

you	stopp / stoppe
you (plural)	stoppt

Other forms

infinitive	stoppen
past participle	gestoppt
present participle	stoppend

Used in the library

Die Polizei stoppt den Wagen, denn der Fahrer macht nur Quatsch.The police stop the car, because the driver is just messing about.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)
Der Schiedsrichter stoppt das Spiel, weil ein Spieler fast blind vor Wut ist.The referee stops the game because a player is almost blind with rage.A2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (A2)
Im Film muss der Prinz den Lord stoppen, bevor er die Welt vernichtet.In the film the prince has to stop the lord before he destroys the world.A2Der Filmabend — Film night (A2)
Der Verteidiger kann den schnellen Angreifer nur mit einem Foul stoppen und sieht dafür Gelb.The defender can only stop the fast attacker with a foul and gets a yellow card for it.B2Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B2)

Other ways to say it

anhaltento stop (cease moving); to continue, to last

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